Television and film actress Jane Lynch (who plays Sue Sylvester on Glee) grew up on the South Side of Chicago and currently lives in Los Angeles. She married Dr. Lara Embry in 2010, and was lucky enough to get two daughters in the deal. Happy Accidents (reviewed below), her memoir, has just been published by Voice (September 13, 2011). Watch Jane's hilarious book trailer here.
On your nightstand now:
The Wisdom of Menopause by Dr. Christiane Northrup. I usually read it in the middle of the night while hot-flashing.
Favorite book when you were a child:
Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye by Kenneth P. O'Donnell. I was Kennedy-obsessed as a kid.
Your top five authors:
David McCullough, John Irving, David Sedaris, Nora Ephron, Dr. Christiane Northrup. After I read historical biographies, I like to laugh.
Book you've faked reading:
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. I was about 23, and I would "read" my dog-eared Penguin copy while on the subway trying to look educated.
Book you're an evangelist for:
Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav. I bought multiple copies to give away to friends. I inscribed them with "this will change your life."
Book you've bought for the cover:
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley. I read it and loved it in the early '80s and re-read it recently and thought it was rather silly.
Book that changed your life:
Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav.
Favorite line from a book:
"An authentically empowered person is one who is so strong, so empowered, that the idea of using force against another is not a part of his or her consciousness." --Seat of the Soul.
Book you most want to read again for the first time:
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving.